146: Chapter 146 Resolving the Rebellion

Facing the carriage that had suddenly appeared, the princes below all thought this was yet another person coming to compete with them for the throne.

After the carriage came to a steady halt, a white-robed old man stepped down, followed by a fierce black dog with crimson eyes that was clearly no ordinary creature.

"Father." Ye Xuan, who had been looking down disdainfully from the city wall, immediately flew down on his sword to Ye Jing's side, his voice filled with immense respect.

Ye Jing patted his shoulder and turned his gaze toward the group of panicked princes and officials.

His voice was loud and majestic: "Zhao Yuanyi, the Prince of the Yan State, is the most virtuous among the late Emperor's descendants. Today, by the order of the Heavenly Dao, he shall return to the country to ascend the throne and inherit the great succession!

If you are wise, lay down your weapons immediately and enter the court to assist the new monarch, and your past actions will be forgiven. If you dare to resist, you will be making an enemy of a Cultivator!"

"Zhao Yuanyi?"

A commotion broke out among the crowd upon hearing this; no one had expected the Immortal to support a prince who lacked the late Emperor's favor and held no real power.

The Third Prince, Zhao Yuanqi,'s expression changed drastically. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Immortal, Zhao Yuanyi's maternal family is weak and he has no soldiers. How can he undertake such a great task? This is against legal principles! I am willing, as a prince, to assist the Immortal Master and stabilize the Yan State!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jing's gaze turned cold. His sword flew out, piercing and killing Zhao Yuanqi in an instant, and he ceased to breathe.

"What legal principles? I am the legal principle!" Ye Jing shouted coldly.

Seeing this, the rest of the princes and officials were scared out of their wits, Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. They fell to the ground one after another, shouting, "The Immortal Master is wise!"

Ye Xuan stood by Ye Jing's side, his gaze sweeping over the kneeling officials, and simply asked his father, "How should these people be handled?"

Ye Jing simply said, "Except for the officials, leave none of the princes alive! To eliminate future troubles!"

"Yes." Ye Xuan replied cleanly and decisively. The spiritual energy around him surged abruptly, and the long sword in his hand unsheathed itself, turning into a streak of light that darted across the open ground outside the hall.

Those princes, who had just been kneeling and begging for mercy, didn't even have time to cry out before their heads were severed. Blood stained the bluestone ground red, and the air was instantly filled with a thick smell of blood.

The officials were trembling all over, pressing themselves tightly against the ground, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Many had their backs soaked with sweat.

They watched helplessly as the once-lofty princes became souls under the sword; the doubts they had just held about Zhao Yuanyi's succession were entirely replaced by a fear that penetrated to their very marrow.

In the face of absolute power, the so-called court etiquette and clan influence were all fragile and unable to withstand a single blow.

Beside Ye Jing, Hei Feng let out an excited low howl upon smelling the blood. A hint of lingering desire flashed in his crimson eyes, yet he obediently lowered his head, not daring to act out.

"Prince Zhao, come out," Ye Jing said calmly.

From the carriage behind, Zhao Yuanyi stepped down with weak legs. He was still somewhat dazed seeing the blood everywhere, unable to believe that the day of his enthronement had actually come.

Meanwhile, the officials, who had been intimidated by the display of force, knelt on the ground one by one, shouting loudly, "We welcome the new Emperor's enthronement!"

"Xuaner, clear out the remnants of the previous dynasty. Those who submit shall live; those who resist shall die!"

Ye Jing commanded.

"Yes!" Ye Xuan replied.

In this way, there were no more obstacles to Zhao Yuanyi ascending the throne.

The enthronement ceremony was held soon after. Ye Xuan cleared out the remaining forces in the court and helped his confidants into positions of power; soon, the throne was secure.

Seeing this, Ye Jing went to the Library Pavilion in the imperial palace, which housed cultivation methods, to take a look. Inside were only minor texts, with no important books to be found.

However, while leafing through these books, he found several describing strange lands within the Yan State. They mentioned that certain valleys in the Yan State contained unusual minerals, but because they were surrounded by exotic beasts, it was impossible to venture deep into them.

Ye Jing couldn't help but think that the discovery of the Spiritual Vein in Lingyun Valley had also been learned from some miscellaneous records of the Yan State.

So, would these unusual minerals also be something good?

Although it was just miscellaneous talk, he had to take it seriously. After all, that old Emperor really did have some good things.

Thinking of this, Ye Jing closed the book. He thought of the strange Medicinal Pill Magical Artifact the Emperor had used.

Ye Xuan had said that this kind of Magical Artifact was extremely terrifying, and even a Mortal like the old Emperor, who hadn't cultivated, could use it.

And it even showed signs of surpassing him.

It was very likely that there had once been an Immortal in the Yan State's royal family, or perhaps they had obtained such an Immortal Artifact through some special Opportunity, which also allowed them to record rumors of such rare treasures.

Ye Jing thought of his second daughter-in-law, who was currently studying the Dao of Alchemy. Why not let her research this strange Pill-vessel?

He closed the scroll, the strange Pill-vessel described by Ye Xuan echoing repeatedly in his mind; even in the cultivation world, it was truly rare.

Ye Jing turned and left the Library Pavilion. Hei Feng immediately raised his head and followed, and the two of them hurried home together.

The black dog galloped with its claws raised, sweeping past the palace walls and leaving the Imperial City in less than an instant.

Now that Zhao Yuanyi had ascended the throne and looked to the Ye family for leadership, and the court situation was fully under control, he naturally had no need to stay in the palace and waste time.

After arriving at the Ye family residence, Ye Jing entered through the back door. The setting sun was sinking behind the eaves of the west wing, and a faint medicinal fragrance mixed with fluctuations of spiritual energy drifted from the courtyard.

That was the Alchemy Room of his second daughter-in-law, Liu Xianglan. Since she became obsessed with the Dao of Alchemy, she spent most of her day here.

After he entered, he saw the table covered with various herbs and books. The floor was stained with quite a bit of pill ash, and several stiff-bodied Corpse People were in an orderly fashion cleaning up a batch of failed pill ash.

At this moment, Liu Xianglan sat cross-legged. A great fire raged in the furnace. In just a breath, the Pill Furnace was opened, and a soul-refreshing medicinal fragrance drifted out.

Three qi condensing pills appeared in the furnace. These are the most basic Medicinal Pills for Cultivators, low-tier pills that can help those who have just entered Qi Refining to stabilize their cultivation.

Now, Liu Xianglan could already attempt to combine refined herbs into Medicinal Pills. Although her success rate wasn't high, her Alchemy techniques were already mature.

She naturally knew of Ye Jing's arrival long ago. She put two pills into a jade bottle and bowed slightly to him, "Father."

Ye Jing nodded slightly and got straight to the point, "After Xuaner and I helped the Yan State stabilize the court, Xuaner obtained a strange Medicinal Pill from that old Emperor, but it is actually a Magical Artifact that allows a Mortal to summon the power of ghosts."

Hearing Ye Jing's words, Liu Xianglan was shocked: "Is there really such an evil thing?!"

Ye Jing took out the box containing that strange Medicinal Pill and opened it.

A flesh-colored Medicinal Pill the size of a pigeon egg appeared before Liu Xianglan. The surface of this pill even bore a strange, distorted human face, and a mysterious aura faintly emanated from within.

As soon as this pill appeared, before Liu Xianglan could even examine it, a shrill roar came from her back room.

This gave both Ye Jing and Liu Xianglan a big fright.

Seeing this, Ye Jing simply asked, "Have you still not subdued that Corpse Person?"

Liu Xianglan said somewhat helplessly, "Father, my spiritual energy is only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer. Controlling a Corpse Person who is close to Foundation Establishment is still a bit difficult. I can only suppress him according to the methods in 'Refining Corpse Puppets' for now."

Seeing this, Ye Jing said, "In that case, take me there to have a look first."

Since he took out this flesh-colored Medicinal Pill, the Corpse Person's reaction had been very strong; it was necessary to see what was going on.